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Ukrainian Mi-24 helicopter pilot Air Davy shared footage of people in Kharkiv Oblast waving to him as he flew past on his way back from a combat mission in Donetsk Oblast.

USAF Needs ‘1,509 Combat-Ready Jets’ by 2035 A service report sent to Congress proposes a combat capable force of 1,509 fighters by 2035, which is more than the USAF has available today, posing serious questions about funding and aircraft delivery. Story: theaviationist.com/2026/10/24/u...

Pentagon, Lockheed Martin Reach 10-Year Framework Agreement for 850 F-35s Subject to Congressional approval, the framework gives long-term certainty to the industry helping stabilize production and supply chain while supporting improved availability rates Story: theaviationist.com/2026/10/24/p...

Royal Air Force Deploys Typhoon Fighters to Saudi Arabia to Defend Against Houthi Attacks The United Kingdom is sending an undisclosed number of Typhoon FGR4 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia to assist them in shooting down Houthi missiles and drones. Story: theaviationist.com/2026/10/20/r...

Romanian F-16s Shoot Down Russian Drones Inside Romanian Airspace Romanian authorities have released images of F-16s engaging and destroying suspected jet-powered Geran-4 drones inside Romania’s territorial airspace over the Black Sea. Story: theaviationist.com/2026/10/19/r...

F-35C Lands for the First Time on a Ford-Class Aircraft Carrier An F-35C Lightning II made an arrested landing on the PCU John F. Kennedy (CVN 79), marking the first time an F-35C has landed on a Ford-class aircraft carrier. Story: theaviationist.com/2026/10/14/f...

⚡️ BREAKING: A Ukrainian FPV interceptor drone struck a Russian Mi-28NM attack helicopter in midair. The drone was operated by the Ukraine’s 115th Mechanized Brigade reports that its “Prybultsi” air defense unit

A spectacular shoot-down of a Russian UAV by a Ukrainian MiG-29 pilot. www.instagram.com/reel/DeZKOjM...

/thread/ I have compared the @mediazona_en KIA article with its version from a year ago Here is the old archived link: web.archive.org/web/20251010...

Impressive cockpit footage from a Ukrainian Air Force MiG-29 shows the fighter shooting down a Russian jet-powered drone with an R-60M air-to-air missile.

A deep dive into the Baltic states' extensive preparations for a Russian invasion, from @isaacstanbecker who tracks "the emergence of a new order, in which Ukraine matters as much to the security of Europe as the United States" www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...

Ukraine F-16 Update: Jets From Belgium, Maintenance Concerns And Block 70/72 fighters Belgium is set to deliver its first 3 F-16AM/BMs to Ukraine following a several-year delay, as Kyiv also discusses with LM about adopting the latest variant of the jet. Story: theaviationist.com/2026/09/30/u...

Phantom Flogger: How An Unarmed and Unmanned MiG-23 Crossed Into NATO Airspace In the waning days of the Cold War, a Soviet MiG-23M flew pilotless across Warsaw Pact and NATO airspace, eventually crashing into a house in Belgium and killing one person. Story: theaviationist.com/2026/09/29/p...

Ukraine’s 3rd Army Corps says Russian losses across three seasons of Operation Vivaldi reached 5,000 troops. It says 250 surrendered, while robotic BTR-60s breached fortified positions and strikes forced Russia’s elite Rubikon drone unit off the sector. #Ukraine

Former Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov announced the “Army of Robots,” an initiative to accelerate battlefield robotics. He says humanoid robots should evacuate wounded troops, deliver ammunition, conduct reconnaissance, clear and lay mines, defend positions and strike targets. #Ukraine

Why An F-35 Canopy Ending Up In China Is Still A Big Deal An F-35 canopy won’t give away the secrets of the entire aircraft, but its radar-absorbent coating and construction could still provide valuable intelligence about its Low Observable technology Story here: theaviationist.com/2026/09/24/f...

Treetop Thunderchiefs: How the F-105 Became a Low-Level Threat in Vietnam Fast and agile at low altitudes, the F-105 gained new respect for the amount of punishment it could dish out as well as absorb. Story: theaviationist.com/2026/09/20/t...

@phastidio.net Mario,la benzina sarà il meno,appena si dovranno accendere i riscaldamenti,con il gas a 80€ dai 30 che era a Febbraio...

A stunning shot of a Ukrainian F-16 pilot looking back at a jet-powered Shahed he had just shot down over Kyiv with his onboard cannon.

My new article for @WarFrontsWeekly: Tanks (and other AFVs) are not dead, but they do need to change fronts.co/article/tank...

A Russian frigate fired two flares toward a Danish Air Force Fennec helicopter during a routine photo mission in international waters off Gedser, Denmark's military says. One flare passed close to the helicopter. The Danish military says flares are normally used as attention signals at sea. #Russia

World’s First Naval Drone Duel Results In Ukrainian Success Identification of Russian drone.... Robot Wars #OSINT www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2...

@phastidio.net Mario,come è possibile che non siamo (ancora?) ad un vero 'Liz Truss moment' per gli Usa dopo le ultime azioni/affermazioni? Grazie🙏

USAF Fighter Fleet Is Below Congressional Minimum A new Congressional Research Service report highlights the growing gap between the U.S. Air Force's current fighter inventory, its legally mandated force structure, and the much larger planned fleet. Story: theaviationist.com/2026/09/08/u...

A Ukrainian mobile fire group captured footage of an Air Force F-16 intercepting and shooting down a Russian Geran kamikaze drone over northern Ukraine. The F-16 engaged the incoming drone with an AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missile. #Ukraine

A rare Ukrainian Mi-14PL helicopter flies at extremely low altitude over a road.

USS Abraham Lincoln Arrives in Thailand for First Full Port Stop Since November 2025 The carrier’s first full port stop of the deployment comes after 286 days at sea, with the ship visibly showing the effects of its prolonged time in the marine environment Story: theaviationist.com/2026/09/02/u...

In reference to the terror attack in Leipzig airport investigators have identified two people involved in this plot. One is an ethnic Russian with a Latvian passport and the other person is from Belarus with a Russian passport.

A Ukrainian MiG-29MU1 destroys a Russian S8000 Banderol cruise missile at extremely low altitude with an R-60 air-to-air missile.

Vance AFB Hosts T-1A Jayhawk Sunset Ceremony, 3rd FTS Inactivated The final Jayhawk has departed Vance for Davis-Monthan, closing more than three decades of T-1A operations and bringing an end to the 3rd Flying Training Squadron's latest chapter. Story: theaviationist.com/2026/08/31/v...

Ukraine Receives Storm Shadow Production License from UK in Exchange for Avenger AI Data UK PM Andy Burnham cleared MBDA to release classified technical data to Ukraine on UK components used in the Storm Shadow in exchange for access to Avengers AI Labs. Story: theaviationist.com/2026/08/24/u...

“The Navy is considering a major redesign of its new aircraft carriers to better match President Trump’s preferred aesthetic for the warships … Trump’s preference, current and former officials said, is for the new aircraft carriers to look more like those that were in service during World War II.”

A Ukrainian MiG-29 chasing a Russian jet-powered Shahed at extremely low altitude over the coastline.

President Trump has directed the Navy to tear out a complex system for launching jet fighters from its aircraft carriers and instead go back to using steam catapults. 🔗: on.wsj.com/4i2qDD6

The Future USS John F. Kennedy Begins Acceptance Trials Ahead of Delivery The John F. Kennedy, the second Gerald R. Ford class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, left Newport News on Aug. 12 to commence acceptance trials before its handover to the U.S. Navy Story: theaviationist.com/2026/08/13/u...

❗️Ukrainian drone units overwhelmed a US armored brigade during large-scale exercises in Germany, WSJ reports. Ukrainian operators quickly found US equipment and simulated strikes with explosive and FPV drones so effectively that American units had to repeatedly “reset.” #Ukraine

Engineering the Future Force: Exclusive Interview with the Secretary of the U.S. Air Force In an exclusive interview at Oshkosh 2026, the Secretary of the Air Force discusses modernization, readiness, pilot training, and the future of American airpower. Story: theaviationist.com/2026/08/08/e...

Sikorsky Details Armed Black Hawk and U-Hawk Plans, Including Optional Piloting and Export Interest Sikorsky details plans to bring optional piloting into production, expand the Black Hawk’s payload and range, and offer armed configurations. Story: theaviationist.com/2026/07/30/a...

@phastidio.net anche quest'anno Deutsche Bank fallisce l'anno prox 😂

New for RUSI today - An Update on the Air War over Ukraine four years on: www.rusi.org/explore-our-...

Ukrainian F-16 Shot Down Russian Fighter for the First Time The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine told U.S. lawmakers that a Ukrainian F-16 shot down a Russian fighter in early July.  Story: theaviationist.com/2026/07/22/u...

French Rafales and German Eurofighters Conduct First Joint ‘Forward Deterrence’ Drill France and Germany conducted their first joint air activity as part of the forward deterrence initiative.  Story: theaviationist.com/2026/07/19/f...

🚁🔥 Magyar: Minus Russian Mi-28 "Night Hunter" in Belgorod region, Viazove village!

New article with Greg Whisler. We lay out how the Russian force expanded during the war leading to a paradox: as the quantity grew, its ability to employ force at scale decreased. As Moscow fielded more forces, the value of that mass steadily diminished. warontherocks.com/a-return-to-...

Russian Tu-142 Drops Sonobuoys Near HMS Prince of Wales in ‘Unprofessional’ Act A Russian Tu-142 Bear-F flew close to the aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales in the Norwegian Sea. F-35Bs from the carrier intercepted and escorted it until it disengaged. Story: theaviationist.com/2026/07/06/r...

New Report Blames Russia’s Shadow Fleet for Europe Drone Incursions A report by the IISS assesses that it is ‘highly likely’ many of recent drone incidents throughout Europe were ordered by Moscow as part of a wider hybrid campaign against NATO. Story: theaviationist.com/2026/07/03/e...

Inside the 20th Squadron, Italy’s Eurofighter Operational Conversion Unit An exclusive look inside the Italian Air Force's Typhoon OCU, where pilots are trained through advanced simulation, live flying and progressive tactical training. Story: theaviationist.com/2026/07/02/i...

Norwegian F-35As Shadow Russian Tu-160 Bombers Near Arctic Circle Norwegian F-35s intercepted a flight of Tu-160s and MiG-31BMs, supported by an Il-78M tanker, which were involved in a 16-hour patrol over the Norwegian and Barents Seas. Story: theaviationist.com/2026/06/27/n...

Four years after its launch, the UK-led Operation Interflex has trained more than 63,000 Ukrainian troops. The program is now expanding beyond infantry instruction into specialized training in aviation, medicine, engineering, and logistics. #Ukraine